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  • October 2008
  • Article

Risk Frameworks and Biomonitoring: Distributed Regulation of Synthetic Chemicals in Humans

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
The ability to detect and measure the presence of synthetic chemicals at trace levels in humans coupled to increased environmental NGO mobilization concerning chemical exposure has challenged risk and regulatory frameworks built up over the past quarter-century. This... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Non-Governmental Organizations; United States
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    Ray A. Goldberg

    A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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    • 2012
    • Article

    Specialization and Variety in Repetitive Tasks: Evidence from a Japanese Bank

    By: B. Staats and F. Gino
    Sustaining operational productivity in the completion of repetitive tasks is critical to many organizations' success. Yet research points to two different work-design-related strategies for accomplishing this goal: specialization to capture the benefits of repetition... View Details
    Keywords: Motivation; Productivity; Specialization; Variety; Work Fragmentation; Boundaries; Performance Productivity; Organizations; Research; Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Opportunities; Market Transactions; Resource Allocation; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Learning
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    • 2011
    • Book

    True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development

    By: Bill George and Doug Baker
    All too often, we find ourselves forced to confront life's challenges on our own. What we need is an intimate group with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North... View Details
    Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Opportunities; Personal Characteristics
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    • 29 Nov 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors

    Six degrees of separation seems to work well for B-list actors—but does it have anything to say about innovation and business? HBS associate professor Lee Fleming believes it does, and his work looks... View Details
    Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing
    • Article

    The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities

    By: John D. Macomber
    Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends.... View Details
    Keywords: Trends; Demographics; Private Sector; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Opportunities; Urban Development
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    • 26 Sep 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

    Overestimating Others' Social Connectedness By: Whillans, A.V., C. Christie, S. Cheung, A.H. Jordan, and F.S. Chen Abstract—Two studies document the existence and correlates of a widespread social belief,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2007
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry

    By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
    This paper proposes a straightforward way of differentiating between central network positions that confer power from those that confer status. I argue that actors achieve high status by receiving numerous exchanges from actors who receive numerous exchanges from... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Power and Influence; Opportunities; Status and Position
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    • December 7, 1999
    • Article

    Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

    By: Nancy F. Koehn
    Keywords: Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • News

    On climate change, Florida needs less political bickering and more math

    • 18 Jun 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet

    Manufacturing and information technology these days go together like bread and butter. But it wasn't always so. As Professor David Upton pointed out in a Global Alumni Conference panel titled... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Aisner
    • 28 Jun 2023
    • Blog Post

    Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni

    bit difficult as a principal, as a partner it started to get a bit easier, and now as a Managing Director it barely matters.’” This conversation inspired Francis to continue building the muscle of talking with his colleagues about... View Details
    • 2021
    • Case

    Walmart's Blockchain Quest: Integrating New Technology into a Complex Supply Chain

    By: Andrew J. Hoffman
    Blockchain is a digital, distributed, immutable ledger designed to build trust among parties without requiring an independent, third-party arbitrator or intermediary. The technology has potential to improve a variety of industries, including the complex, fragmented,... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Supply Chain Management; Technology Adoption
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    • April 2006
    • Background Note

    Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 1: Innovation and Uncertainty

    By: Alan D. MacCormack
    Describes the first module of a Harvard Business School 30-session elective course called Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World. The course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome these challenges. The... View Details
    Keywords: Design; Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Management; Projects; Opportunities; Perspective
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    • 22 Nov 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Carbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions

    Keywords: by David F. Drake; Manufacturing
    • 17 Oct 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

    environments differently than those pursuing traditional closed strategies. This chapter considers these strategies together highlighting similarities and differences between platform, open/user innovation,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 06 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

    customization to the online environment and credible monitoring and punishments. I analyze the pricing, enforcement, and channel management... View Details
    • 14 Mar 2023
    • News

    Can AI and Machine Learning Help Park Rangers Prevent Poaching?

    • 10 Oct 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?

    School. We asked Vietor to discuss some of the findings in this e-mail interview. Manda Salls: What inspired you and your colleagues to write this book? Richard Vietor: Rob had some financial support for looking at CSR, View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Salls
    • 2009
    • Book

    Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
    Supercorp is based on a 3-year study involving more than 350 interviews in 20 countries to identify the leadership practices and operating methods of major companies seeking profitable growth through innovation that benefits society. For example, when the tsunami and... View Details
    Keywords: Profit; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Opportunities; Welfare
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